Comparison

Syobon Action vs Mine Runner K

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Syobon Action

Embark on a challenging platformer adventure where you play as a brave cat-emoticon to rescue a sacred artifact. Navigate a world filled with cunning traps and unexpected obstacles, requiring skill and logical thinking to overcome. Save the 2ch world from an evil chicken's manipulation.

Highlights
  • Jump and run gameplay
  • Challenging traps and obstacles
  • Multiple lives system
  • Trial-and-error puzzle solving
  • Parody of classic platformers
Features
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The world of 2ch is in danger! The Muscular Evil Chicken has stolen the sacred artichoke from the great forum administrator. (`O '*) With the power of sacred artichoke, he tries to manipulate the peaceful emoticons inhabitants of 2ch for his evil purposes. "O (¯ - ¯ *) The only hope of salvation of the 2ch world lies in Syobon (`· ω · '), a young cat-emoticon. Syobon, with its multiple lives, is the only one who can challenge the power of the sacred artichoke and beat the muscular chicken. (〃 ^ ∇ ^) o You'll need to be careful and memorise a thousand traps that you face in your way. Only you and Syobon with his infinite lives can save the 2ch world. Syobon Action is a jump and run Game/Platforms parody of Super ***** Bros. But there are traps and nasty peculiarities which make the game more hard. A simple run and jump is not possible. Skill and a bit of imagination is needed here. The game requires the player to think logically through trial-and-error in order to complete the game.

About

Mine Runner K

Navigate challenging levels, collect gold, and outsmart enemies by creating paths and using helpful items. Design your own levels with a powerful editor for endless gameplay.

Highlights
  • Collect gold
  • Avoid enemies
  • Create holes in the ground
  • Use bombs and other objects
  • 90 challenging levels
  • Level editor for custom levels
Features
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Collect all the gold in a level while avoiding the mummies that try to catch you. Levels will test your skills and make you think to solve them successfully. The character can make holes in the ground, to make their way across the stage and to deal with their enemies. You will find different objects like bombs that you can use to your advantage. You have 90 different levels, but if you want more, also provided a powerful level editor. Unleash your imagination with the endless possibilities offered by the editor, and do not stop playing!

Screenshots

Syobon Action4 screens
Mine Runner K4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mine Runner K at 5.0 against Syobon Action's 4.1. Mine Runner K also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Syobon Action's advantage is review sentiment (69% vs 33%) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 3). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mine Runner K holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Syobon Action has 1.2K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of Syobon Action's written reviews are positive against 33% of Mine Runner K's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Syobon Action ships an update every 3 months, Mine Runner K every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Syobon Action versus Mine Runner K: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSyobon ActionMine Runner K
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (1.2K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.2% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1.2K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 10 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB100 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperGorka Ramirez OlabarrietaIsaac Gallarzagoitia

Customer experience

Syobon Action

All ratings1,200 ratings
Positive76.8%
Neutral4.3%
Negative19.0%
Written reviews211 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral8.5%
Negative22.3%

Mine Runner K

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

Syobon Action

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Impossible to complete certain levels
  • Checkpoint resets and softlocks
  • Enemies and obstacles behaving unexpectedly
  • Controls not registering inputs properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and game modes
  • Easier difficulty options
  • Level editor or creator
  • Bug fixes and stability improvements

Mine Runner K

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Syobon Action

No in-app purchases

None

Mine Runner K

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Syobon Action free?
Syobon Action is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mine Runner K free?
Mine Runner K is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Syobon Action or Mine Runner K?
Mine Runner K is rated higher. Syobon Action averages 4.1 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Mine Runner K averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Syobon Action or Mine Runner K have ads?
Syobon Action shows ads; Mine Runner K does not.
Which is updated more often, Syobon Action or Mine Runner K?
Syobon Action ships an update every 3 months, and Mine Runner K every 10 months. Most recently, Syobon Action was updated on November 11, 2026 and Mine Runner K on November 1, 2026.

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